My Sonic Youth Tab Site (Album: Dirty)
100% | swimsuit issue | theresa's sound-world | drunken butterfly | shoot | wish fufillment | sugar kane | orange rolls, angel spit | youth against fascism | Nic Fit | on the strip | chapel hill | JC | Purr | creme brulee

Home








orange rolls, angel spit

<!--StartFragment-->Tuning both gtrs:  GGDDEbEb

Thurston's part (right speaker):

heavily distorted open string melee for intro.

the first chord of the verse is basically:

Eb-----
Eb-----
D---2--  you should hold yer trem bar in your
D---2--  picking hand and modulate every note
G---3--  you pick.....
G---3--  here's the rough rhythm pattern:

Eb---------------------------------2---------------------12--
Eb---------------------------------2---------------------12--
D-------2---2-2---2------2---2-2---2------12-12-12-12-12-12--
D-------2---2-2---2------2---2-2---2--0---12-12-12-12-12-12--
G---3-3---3-----3----3-3---3-----3----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--
G---3-3---3-----3----3-3---3-----3----0----0--0--0--0--0--0--

listen to the record to hear the basic picking pattern, though.

pre-chorus:

Eb---------------------------7-7-7-7----
Eb---------------------------7-7-7-7----
D----------------------0-------------7--
D----5----5-5-5----5-5-0-------------7--
G----5----5-5-5----5-5-7----- w/ bar ---
G----5----5-5-5----5-5-7----------------

chorus:

Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
G---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
G---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--

after chorus, play this chord (listen to record for rhythm):

Eb--4---                        
Eb--4---  at the end of each bar
D---0---  pull of to open Eb strings
D---0---
G---0---
G---0---

repeat all.

INTERLUDE:

this whole section is furiously trem picked. i tried to write out the
timing decently, but you'll probably have to listen to the record.

Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-3--
D----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-3--
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15--
D---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15--
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-17-17-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--
D---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-17-17-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Eb------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-17-17-20-17-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-- bend up
D---20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-17-17-20-17-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22--
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Eb---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--
Eb---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--
D-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
D-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- etc
G-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
G-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--

Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-20-20-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-- PLAY
D---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-20-20-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-- FOUR
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIMES
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---7--7--7-7-7-5---5-5-5-7--7--7-7-7-5---5-5-5-7--7--7-7-7-5---5-5-5-7--7--7-7-7-5---5-5-5--
D---7--7--7-7-7-5---5-5-5-7--7--7-7-7-5---5-5-5-7--7--7-7-7-5---5-5-5-7--7--7-7-7-5---5-5-5--
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LET OPEN Eb and G strings BLEED IN W/ THAT RIFF.,..

Kick into final verse w/ insanely dissonant rock and roll trem bar action baby.

final pre-chorus has chunky palm mutes like this:

Eb------------------------------------7-7-7-7----
Eb------------------------------------7-7-7-7----
D----------------------0----------------------7--
D----5----5-5-5----5-5-0----------------------7--
G----5----5-5-5----5-5-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--w/ bar----
G----5----5-5-5----5-5-0--0-0-0-0-0-0------------
                           PALM MUTE

Final chorus same as before but w/ slick slides and trem bar dives.

end on:

Eb---4--
Eb---4-- shake w/ bar
D-------
D-------
G-------
G-------


Lee's part (left speaker):

intro: noise

verse:

Eb-------------------------12--
Eb-------------------------12--
D-----------------12-12-12-----
D----3-------0----12-12-12-----
G----3-------0-----------------
G----3-------0-----------------

pre-chorus:

Eb------------------------------------------
Eb----------------------------------19------ modulate w/ bar
D---------------------------------------19--
D---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-0----------------
G---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-0----------------
G---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-0----------------

Eb------------------------------------------
Eb--------------------------------------19-- modulate w/ bar
D-----------------------------------19------
D---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-0----------------
G---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-0----------------
G---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-0----------------
       bend chord slightly

Chorus:

Eb----------------------------------------------------                --------
Eb----------------------------------------------------                --------
D-----------------------------------------------------                --------
D---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-5-- pull up w/ bar --------
G---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-5--                --3--0--
G---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-5--                --3--0--

Eb-----------------------------------------
Eb-------------19----------------------19--
D------------------19---------------19-----
D----0-------------------------------------
G----0--- sustain -------------------------
G----0-------------------------------------

INTERLUDE:

Eb--------------------------------------------------------------
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------
D---3\5-5-5--5-5-5-5/3-3-3--3-3-5\7-7-7-7\8-8-8-8/7-7-7--7-7-7--
D---3\5-5-5--5-5-5-5/3-3-3--3-3-5\7-7-7-7\8-8-8-8/7-7-7--7-7-7--
G---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------

Eb-----------------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------------------------
D---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8--
D---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8--
G------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------

Eb------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--
D---10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-17-17-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--
D---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-17-17-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------22-22-22-22-22-22-22-
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------22-22-22-22-22-22-22-
D--20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-17-17-17-20-20-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-20-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-
D--20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-17-17-17-20-20-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-20----------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------BEND UP-------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13--
D----12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-- PLAY TWICE
G----0------------------------------------------------------------------
G----0-- keep droning low G throughout riff ----------------------------

Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-20-20-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-- PLAY
D---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-20-20-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-- FOUR
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIMES
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------

There's an overdubbed guitar that does a descending slide down the fretboard
from the 22nd fret there (trem picked of course).

Eb--------------------------------------------------------
Eb--------------------------------------------------------
D---7-------5------7b-----5-------7-----5------7b-----5---
D---7-------5------7b-----5-------7-----5------7b-----5---
G---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------

For the final verse, use a skronky chord like this:

Eb-----
Eb-----
D------
D--3--- ... in place of the normal Bb chord
G--3---
G--2---

play normal chorus jazz, sustain final feedback w/ bar til end.


Enter supporting content here